The Big Moon: “I had to turn off my emails because I was freaking out”
Fresh from a ‘Eureka Moment’, this London group are howling their way to the top.
6th December 2015
Interviews
Michigan thrashers Pity Sex take on the UK: “I swear I won’t comment on the accent”
Ahead of their first UK tour, Britty Drake and Sean St. Charles talk the shoegaze/emo group’s ethos and big plans for the future.
5th December 2015
Black Honey: “All of the best bands take years before they’re something”
Black Honey have made their mark by doing things at their own pace. It’s already paying off.
5th December 2015
Nobody can stop Rat Boy in his tracks
Damon Albarn’s making him cups of tea. Shamir’s inviting him round to house parties. And thousands of fans are losing their minds at his gigs. We’ve seen nothing yet from Rat Boy.
4th December 2015
DIY’s Class of 2016 issue is out now!
DIY is free — pick up a copy in our beloved UK stockists or read for free online.
4th December 2015
Jeepers! Creeper: “It’s funny how the punk scene has this fascination with the finite”
Arriving on a wave of excitement, Creeper “painted a picture in their heads, and it’s slowly coming together.”
2nd December 2015
Rat Boy, Alessia Cara, Yak & more: DIY’s Class of 2016 revealed!
Get to know 2016’s most exciting new acts in our new issue, out Friday 4th December.
1st December 2015
Rat Boy to headline DIY Class of 2016 party
Dec/Jan cover star is taking over London’s Ace Hotel on 17th December.
1st December 2015
Honeyblood: “I’ve had my eyes opened a little bit more”
Stina Tweeddale and Cat Myers are currently working on LP2, the follow-up to their five star-rated debut.
30th November 2015
Frances: “I’d eat baked beans every night and live in a shed for this”
By geeking out on chart stats, this 22-year-old learnt how to become a star. Now she’s taking her first steps.
27th November 2015
Diet Cig: “We stomp and scream our hearts out”
Diet Cig might act too cool for school, but that doesn’t stop them from being top of their class.
27th November 2015
Here’s what’s up - Raury: “I’m a super wildcard, you don’t know what I’m gonna make next”
Nineteen years old, Raury speaks for a generation who shun narrow-mindedness and embrace everything.
25th November 2015
BOOTS: “I want to sound alien”
Beyoncé might’ve given Jordy Asher his first break, but it’s on debut ‘AQUΛRIA’ that the producer finds his voice.
24th November 2015
Father John Misty: “If you’re gonna be creative, you open the door of madness and you let everything in”
While most of his singer-songwriter peers treat their work as ‘serious business’, Father John Misty wields his warped sense of humour like a weapon through everything from songs to social media.
23rd November 2015
Traams: “There’s some fucking angry songs on this record”
On second LP ‘Modern Dancing’, Traams lose none of their bite, becoming more essential in the process. They speak to Tom Walters.
20th November 2015
Savages: “This time we couldn’t pretend we weren’t making a record”
Braver, bolder and more of a beast than their debut, Savages are returning with their second record and it’s going to be huge.
20th November 2015
Chairlift: “I had a sound in my head that was different to anything we had done before”
As the duo prepare to release their third full-length, they speak to DIY about finding a new space, feeling experimental and drawing from real life.
19th November 2015
Run the Jewels: “We’ll never be a super serious group”
Poodle-shooting rule breakers with a penchant for cat noises and politics, not even Killer Mike and El‑P could’ve predicted just how big they’d become in 2015.
18th November 2015
Floating Points: “It’s like an experiment I guess, but one that at no point shouldn’t be nice to listen to.”
Ahead of the live debut of his new album ‘Elaenia’, Sam Shepherd speaks about keeping his head in both the club and the classical.
16th November 2015
Bo Rocha: “I have no idea what I’m doing, theoretically”
Former Mt. Wolf member Bo Rocha threw all her chips onto the table to make her debut EP ‘Even Green,’ and now, the odds are stacked firmly in her favour.
11th November 2015
Bloc Party: “There was a purpose with this record we haven’t had with any of the others”
‘Hymns’ marks the start of a new chapter for Bloc Party. DIY goes in the studio.
11th November 2015
HEALTH: “You either make two great records and you’re dead, or something crazy happens”
A few anxiety-ridden years on from ‘Get Color’ and HEALTH are back with a new album.
8th November 2015
Hinds: Our Shit, Our Rules
“Spanish bands stay in Spain,” people told Hinds. That didn’t stop them. Breaking out of Madrid, the band give the middle finger to interference with ‘Leave Me Alone’.
6th November 2015
FFS: “We didn’t want it to sound like either band, we wanted to sound like something completely new”
Franz Ferdinand and Sparks talk ‘taches and their haphazard formation.
6th November 2015
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.